Personal gaming mini-blog

Words I Am Insufferable About

First let’s get it out of the way: this is not a fully serious post, although not completely untrue either. This post is also considered work-in-progress, probably with more entries to come.

This is a non-exhaustive list of terms whose widely established semantics I am willing to question and discuss until the heat death of the universe, along with explanations why.

Gamepad review: 8BitDo Pro 2

A few months ago I replaced my trusty Xbox One BT gamepad with a new one, made by 8BitDo. I’ve had no prior experience with this company, but from what I gather they specialize in reasonably priced retro-styled gaming controllers and are quite highly regarded in some communities.

Personal Video Game Awards 2022-ish

, updated on

This is my personal list of the most notable/memorable games I’ve played in the last few years (not necessarily released then!). Separated into categories that matter to me, games sorted alphabetically. Most of them perfectly playable on GNU/Linux.

Game review: Hard West

A solid clone of the modern XCOM games with a few twists making it fresh.

Game review: Return of the Obra Dinn

A great take on the “murder mystery” concept taking action on a ghost ship.

The whole game boils down to deducing two things:

  • The identity of each character.
  • The way they died.